Medication Awareness Training

Medication Awareness Training

This is a half-day course, running over 3 hours.

Meet the Trainer - David Stanley

Dave has over 30 years of experience in emergency services which started in the fire service, working as a firefighter, and teaching other firefighters and the general public. Dave then joined the adult social care workforce as a mandatory trainer and health and safety officer, working with companies such as CareTech, Metropolitan Police and Hertfordshire Constabulary to train their staff. He then progressed to operational management in the medical field, where his passion has led him to specialising in pre-hospital care, where he works today within the NHS.

Who is the training aimed at?

• Health workforce
• Social care workforce
• Family, parent, sibling carers and personal assistants of people who need care
• Any person who requires a general awareness of medication management

Course Learning Outcomes

• Describe your responsibility and accountability in relation to administration of medication
• Describe how to use a person centred approach in the administration of medication
• Recognise the impact of poor practice in the administration of medication
• Identify what is meant by a medication error and reasons why an error may occur
• Describe the appropriate action when a medication error occurs
• Describe the correct procedure for supply, storage, administration and recording of medications

Mapping to National Standards

• Managing medicines in care homes Managing medicine for adults receiving social care in the community
• CQC - Medicines: Information for adult social care services
• NICE: Medicines in health and adult social care: Learning from risks and sharing good practice for better outcomes

What you can expect from 1Stop's open courses…

• Interactive and engaging training

• High quality training delivered by experienced and expert trainers
• Post course training handouts and resources for staff to refer back to and reflect on to keep the learning alive
• A certificate of attendance for all attendees
• Professional and high quality customer service should you have any queries or questions in advance of after training

What are the benefits of open courses?

• A flexible approach for small or independent services
• A cost effective way to access quality training
• A great way for staff to ‘catch-up’ with training where they have been on leave/missed staff training due to sickness
• Great for new starters
• Flexibility of dates and times to meet service needs
• Benefit from sharing best practice and experience amongst staff from other services

Delivery Method

The course will run online via Microsoft Teams.

The course running date and time are outlined above.

This interactive session will offer a fully immersive learning experience that is enhanced by small group learning. All learners will have the opportunity to engage directly with the trainer, take part in interactive activities and share learning with others in focused discussions. Activities will include interactive whiteboards, polls, case studies, and chat activities.

Cost

The cost of the course is £45 per person. This does not include VAT. Payment needs to be made ahead of the course start. Cancellations and refund requests would need to be submitted at least 14 days ahead of the course start. You can process a cancellation/refund via our booking portal.

Funding for Training

Funding is available for HCPA Members. Learn more about HCPA Membership here.

For 3-hour courses, funding is £20 per person. For full-day courses, funding is £40 per person. To enquire about the funding, email us at info@1stoptraining.co.uk

Terms and Conditions

By booking onto this training, you are agreeing to our Training Terms and Conditions.

If you have any questions, or require support, please email info@1stoptraining.co.uk